Acting
Nico Lathouris
EN, DE cinema · 19 credits
Born
1 January 1944 (age 82)
Also known as Nicholas Lathouris · Nicos Lathouris · Nicolas Lathouris · Nick Lathouris · Νικόλας Λαθούρης · Νικόλαος Λαθούρης
Nico Lathouris (born 1944) is an Australian actor and writer. He is best known for his roles as George Polides in the 1993 romantic comedy film The Heartbreak Kid and as George Poulos in the 1994 television teen drama spin-off Heartbreak High. In both, he plays a Greek Australian patriarch, father of the protagonist, Nick (Alex Dimitriades). Lathouris was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film at the 1993 Australian Film Institute Awards. He is also the co-screenwriter of Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Nico Lathouris, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
Mad Max: The Wasteland
Screenplay
Ithaka
Thanks
Serenades
as Mullah Jalal-Shah
What I Have Written
as Claude Murnane
Gino
as Rocco Petri
The Heartbreak Kid
as George
Death in Brunswick
as Mustafa
Jigsaw
as Ed Minter
Father
as Amos
Rikky and Pete
as Con Ionides
Wrong World
as Rangott
Desolation Angels
as Nightman
Mad Max
as Grease Rat
